NHTSA 17V307000Manufacturer no. 17199
Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
- Report received by NHTSA
- May 9, 2017
- Owner notification
- July 5, 2017
- Recall initiated by
- NHTSA Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Units potentially affected
- 55,068 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2017 Chevrolet Spark
- February 9, 2015 – May 4, 2017
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- SPARK
Defect summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Spark vehicles. In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of the front passenger air bag may injure the occupant's neck. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Safety risk
In the event of a crash with a frontal air bag deployment, an unbelted child in the front passenger seat has an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17199.
Notes in the NHTSA record
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Source: NHTSA recall 17V307000, filed by General Motors LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov